ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the input-output method as a tool in the process of measuring the relationship between air transport and the economy and discusses the factors that affect this relationship, such as the level of regional development and the maturity of the air transport market, and to call for a more holistic approach. The improvement of transport infrastructure leads, among other things, to higher productivity of private production factors and changes in their location. The multifaceted criteria for the influence of air transport on the economy are reflected in the diversity of methods used to measure these effects. An input-output model is constructed from the observed data for a particular economic area – a country, a region, or even a complex company. An airport is a specific example of transport infrastructure, which generates numerous effects and direct benefits to users, mainly by shortening travel time and reducing travel costs.
